Music of the '70s and '80s
The full name of any two of the four original members of K.I.S.S.
What are any two of: Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons, Ace Frehley, and Peter Criss?
The 3 smallest state capitals in the US each have a population of less than 20,000 people. Name one of them.
What is any one of: Montpelier, Vermont; Pierre, South Dakota; Augusta, Maine?
This recurring character who loved coffee and talking was played by Mike Myers, and was based on his then real-life mother-in-law.
Who is Linda Richman?
This Section of the Internal Revenue Code addresses the sale of a principal residence that has been owned and lived in for over 2 years.
What is Section 121?
She served as Chancellor of Germany from 2005 to 2021
Who is Angela Merkel?
When this famous musician was born, his father was age 59; his mother was 18.
Who is Bob Marley?
This is the only state (so far) to change its capital city after 1900 and after it had already become a state.
What is Oklahoma?
(In 1910 the capital was moved from Guthrie to Oklahoma City.)
She's the only woman to have been a SNL cast member and then hosted the show 6 times. Oh, and she can see Russia from her house.
Who is Tina Fey?
If you're thinking about taking a deduction for personal expenses, you had better check this section of the Internal Revenue Code to see the rules.
What is Section 262?
This current Senator from Illinois is a combat veteran and has established many "firsts", including the first Thai American woman elected to Congress, the first female double amputee in the Senate, the first Senator to give birth while in office, and the first Senator to cast a vote while holding an infant.
Who is Tammy Duckworth?
In "Rock the Casbah" the Clash sang "The King told the boogie man, you have to..." this
What is "Let that raga drop"?
From among India, Mexico, and China, this is the country with the largest number of states.
What is Mexico?
(Mexico has 31 states. India has 28, plus 8 union territories. China has provinces and other types of divisions, but no states.)
To the nearest hundred - this many episodes of Saturday Night Live have been produced.
What is 1000?
(There were 956 episodes as of the writing of this quiz in mid-December 2023).
Section 199A of the Code, which contains this deduction, is also sometimes used as a shorthand name for the deduction.
What is the Qualified Business Income (QBI) Deduction?
Any two of the four US states that currently have two female Senators. (Hint: Three of the four border Canada).
What are any two of: Minnesota, Nevada, New Hampshire and Washington?
In 1986, the Beastie Boys had a hit with "No Sleep Till Brooklyn", the title of which was inspired by the Motörhead live album "No Sleep Till [this London location]"
What is Hammersmith?
This East Coast capital has a population of almost 40,000 people, but it's the smallest US state capital by land area at just 6.73 square miles.
What is Annapolis, Maryland?
These are the oldest and youngest people to ever host Saturday Night Live.
Who are Betty White and Drew Barrymore?
This subchapter of the Internal Revenue Code talks about partners and partnerships.
What is subchapter K?
A native of Maine, she served in both the House and Senate and in 1964 was the first woman to receive votes in the Republican presidential primary.
Who was Margaret Chase Smith?
Michael Jackson borrowed the famous coda of his 1982 hit "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" from this 1972 song by Cameroonian saxophonist Manu Dibango.
What is Soul Makossa?
(Dibango later sued Rihanna when her song "Don't Stop the Music" sampled Jackson's song without his permission, and received a co-songwriting credit.)
These are the three state capitals in the US which are not one of the 10 most populous cities in their respective state.
What are Frankfort, Kentucky; Jefferson City, Missouri; and Olympia, Washington?
Elvis Costello was banned from performing on SNL for 12 years after playing this song critical of mass media on the show.
What is "Radio Radio"?
In the affordable housing industry, developers seek out Low-Income Housing Credits that are available under this section of the Internal Revenue Code.
What is Section 42?
The first country in Asia to have a female Prime Minister
What is Sri Lanka?
(The country was known as Ceylon at the time - 1954 - so that answer would also be accepted)